‘Dumb time’ for Home Depot to target Kingfisher
January 17, 2004 1:00 pmUS DIY giant to focus on store refurbishment January 17 2004 Home Depot has denied rumours that a bid for UK counterpart Kingfisher is imminent, announcing... View Article
General Merchandise News
Peacocks confident after good Christmas
January 16, 2004 9:35 amClothing retailer sees benefits of system investment January 16 2004 Value clothing retailer Peacock Group has seen the sales benefits of investment in a more flexible... View Article
Carphone Warehouse outperforms forecasts
January 15, 2004 2:03 pmDemand strong at mobile retailer January 15 2004 Carphone Warehouse saw trading exceed its expectations in the run-up to Christmas, driven by demand from consumers for... View Article
Perfume Shop scents further growth
January 15, 2004 12:59 pmFragrance chain performs strongly for Merchant Retail January 15 2004 A strong Christmas performance at the Perfume Shop chain helped to compensate for a sales decline... View Article
Body Shop sales flat
January 15, 2004 11:59 amMargins up as health and beauty chain resists discounting January 15 2004 Body Shop saw a fall in sales over Chrsitmas, but is heartened by considerably... View Article
Austin Reed chief steps down
January 15, 2004 11:41 amClothing retailer still struggling for sales January 15 2004 Austin Reed is looking for a new chief executive after Roger Jennings stepped down in the wake... View Article
Argos takes Christmas market share
January 15, 2004 11:30 amGUS celebrates double digit growth across the board January 15 2004 Argos helped drive a successful quarter for retail group GUS, despite a slowdown in sales... View Article
Woolworths grows sales in competitive market
January 15, 2004 9:28 amCore chain wins share of enetertainment market January 15 2004 Woolworths took its share of the high street Christmas market, growing sales in spite of fierce... View Article
Clinton Cards greets sales increase
January 15, 2004 8:56 amChristmas performance builds on growth January 15 2004 Clinton Cards saw total sales in the five weeks to Christmas Eve increase by 9.6 per cent as... View Article
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